TIDA KIM - GAC POWDER – GAC OIL – FROZEN GAC PUREE – GAC CONCENTRATE – GAC JAM – GAC FRUIT JUICE – GAC OIL CAPSULE – GAC SEED – TIDA KIM- FREEZE DRIED EXTRACTION - FRUIT EXTRACT GAC POWDER - MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS SPRENG – TIDA KIM

FREEZE DRIED EXTRACTION TYPE AND FRUIT EXTRACT TYPE GAC POWDER – TIDA KIM

     Common Name: Gac
 (Original from Vietnamese);

     Botanical Name: Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng
;

     Other Names:

      Mu Bie Guo (Chinese);

      Bhat Kerala (Indian);

      Fak Khaao (Thai);

TRADITIONAL USE IN VIET NAM:

Traditionally, gac fruit has been used as both food and medicine in the regions in which it grows. Other than the use of its fruit and leaves for special Vietnamese culinary dishes(like Xoi Gac), Gac is also used for its medicinal and nutritional properties. In Vietnam, the seed membranes are said to aid in the relief of dry eyes, as well as to promote healthy vision. Similarly, in traditional Chinese medicine the seeds of gac, known in Mandarin Chinese as mùbiēzǐ (Chinese: 木鳖子), are employed for a variety of internal and external purposes.

NUTRIENTS AND PHYTOCHEMICALS INSIDE GAC FRUIT:

Lycopene/β-carotene/Vitamin C&E/zeaxanthin/zinc

 Gac fruit has high levels of fatty acid-bound carotenoids called lipocarotenes that facilitate that delivery of carotenoids to cells.Gac fruit is an exceptional source of lycopene and beta-carotene.

Lycopene            : 70 times more  than tomatoes,

Beta-carotene     : 10 times more  than carrots,

Vitamin C            : 60 times more  than oranges,

Zeaxanthin          : 40 times more  than yellow corn.

It also contains alpha-tocopherol, vitamin E, and minerals including iron and zinc.